Johnny Cain, the sensational football star at Sidney Lanier High School in Montgomery, announces he will play at Alabama. Actually, Cain told Tide coaches a few weeks ago about his intentions to compete for the Crimson Tide. Newspaper reporters are claiming Cain is the greatest high school player ever produced in the State of Alabama.

For the first time since 1945 Alabama won 10 games and the crowning achievement came when the Tide burnt the Orangemen of Syracuse 61-6 on New Year's Day in the Orange Bowl. Senior sensation Bobby Marlow (who would reject an NFL contract after being picked first by the New York Giants to go into Canadian football) earned Ail-American honors while sophomore defensive back Hootie Ingram led the NCAA in interceptions with his 10, which is still a school record.

Ingram also ran a punt back 80 yards for a TD in the Orange Bowl rout and he joined Marlow and guard Jerry Watford on the All-SEC squad. The Tide's lone losses were to Tennessee and unbeaten, untied SEC Champion Georgia Tech (10-7 in a televised game from Atlanta). Bob Conway's 95-yard kickoff return for a TD proved to be the difference maker in a 21-20 win over LSU but perhaps the most momentous win was a 27-7 win over national power Maryland of Coach Jim Tatum.For the first time since 1945 Alabama won 10 games and the crowning achievement came when the Tide burnt the Orangemen of Syracuse 61-6 on New Year's Day in the Orange Bowl. Senior sensation Bobby Marlow (who would reject an NFL contract after being picked first by the New York Giants to go into Canadian football) earned Ail-American honors while sophomore defensive back Hootie Ingram led the NCAA in interceptions with his 10, which is still a school record.
Ingram also ran a punt back 80 yards for a TD in the Orange Bowl rout and he joined Marlow and guard Jerry Watford on the All-SEC squad. The Tide's lone losses were to Tennessee and unbeaten, untied SEC Champion Georgia Tech (10-7 in a televised game from Atlanta). Bob Conway's 95-yard kickoff return for a TD proved to be the difference maker in a 21-20 win over LSU but perhaps the most momentous win was a 27-7 win over national power Maryland of Coach Jim Tatum.

Notes: Drew joined Xen Scott, Wallace Wade, and Frank Thomas as a Bama coach with double-digit wins. Drew was voted the SEC Coach of the Year, while Bobby Marlow was picked as the Birmingham Monday Morning Quarterback Club's SEC Player of the Year